We received our referral on Monday June 4, 2012!!!!!
Gleb Aleksandervik Krylov was born on July 29, 2011.
We received 2 full pages of medical history on him and some on his mother. We are very thankful that mom was not a registered alcoholic, drug user or HIV (all three are very common on Russian referrals- vodka is cheaper than water in Russia).
We conferred with our International Adoption Specialist, Dr. Staat in the Cincinnati Children's hospital, and we had a conference call with her on Wednesday June 6, 2012. She says that his referral contains some of the most information that she has seen in years. She was extremely positive about all of his medical information.
SO.... HERE WE COME RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry that we haven't updated more recently but we are in midst of this process and it is C-R-A-Z-Y!!! We have visas to get (which is WAY complicated and expensive... we have to include information on all of our job and educational institutions in the last 10 years, as well as the full names of both of our parents.... might as well ask for blood sample;), CRAZY complicated airline tickets (which are supposed to be refundable and changeable-- we also have military, adoption, and "points" options to research).
So, all in all... BE PRAYING FOR US! Be praying for traveling safety and childcare. We are trying to arrange family/friends to care for Kai and Em while we are away (probably about 9 days).
Our proposed schedule looks something like this:
--Fly out of Meridian on Friday June 15th (granted our visas get here!!! Monday and Tuesday are Russian vacation days;(
--We have to arrive into Moscow (the airport is about 1.5 hrs outside the city) and get to the trainstation by 8pm. We take a 14 hour train ride (on the Tran-siberian railway!!!!) into Kirov. We are excited as it is summer and the sun will not set until about 11-12pm and then it will be "twilight" until 4-5am when the sun will rise again!
We spend several days with our little man in the orphanage in Kirov. We then ride the train back, do a bunch of paperwork in Moscow (assuming that we accept his referral for sure) and then fly back of Moscow. We have to lay over somewhere and we think we are going to prolong our layover by at least a night to relax and try to unwind after our exhausting and emotional trip.
So.... gotta go. We have TONS of stuff to do.... so will talk to you later!!!!!!!!
ps: WE ARE C-R-A-Z-Y excited!!!!! God is sooo good;)
Gleb Aleksandervik Krylov was born on July 29, 2011.
We received 2 full pages of medical history on him and some on his mother. We are very thankful that mom was not a registered alcoholic, drug user or HIV (all three are very common on Russian referrals- vodka is cheaper than water in Russia).We conferred with our International Adoption Specialist, Dr. Staat in the Cincinnati Children's hospital, and we had a conference call with her on Wednesday June 6, 2012. She says that his referral contains some of the most information that she has seen in years. She was extremely positive about all of his medical information.
SO.... HERE WE COME RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry that we haven't updated more recently but we are in midst of this process and it is C-R-A-Z-Y!!! We have visas to get (which is WAY complicated and expensive... we have to include information on all of our job and educational institutions in the last 10 years, as well as the full names of both of our parents.... might as well ask for blood sample;), CRAZY complicated airline tickets (which are supposed to be refundable and changeable-- we also have military, adoption, and "points" options to research).
So, all in all... BE PRAYING FOR US! Be praying for traveling safety and childcare. We are trying to arrange family/friends to care for Kai and Em while we are away (probably about 9 days).
Our proposed schedule looks something like this:
--Fly out of Meridian on Friday June 15th (granted our visas get here!!! Monday and Tuesday are Russian vacation days;(
--We have to arrive into Moscow (the airport is about 1.5 hrs outside the city) and get to the trainstation by 8pm. We take a 14 hour train ride (on the Tran-siberian railway!!!!) into Kirov. We are excited as it is summer and the sun will not set until about 11-12pm and then it will be "twilight" until 4-5am when the sun will rise again!
We spend several days with our little man in the orphanage in Kirov. We then ride the train back, do a bunch of paperwork in Moscow (assuming that we accept his referral for sure) and then fly back of Moscow. We have to lay over somewhere and we think we are going to prolong our layover by at least a night to relax and try to unwind after our exhausting and emotional trip.
So.... gotta go. We have TONS of stuff to do.... so will talk to you later!!!!!!!!
ps: WE ARE C-R-A-Z-Y excited!!!!! God is sooo good;)
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